Where does “eare” come from?
eare (Middle English) comes from Middle English ere, from Old English ǣr, from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī — to see.
eare (Middle English): Alternative form of ere
Definitions
- Alternative form of ere
Ancestry of “eare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ere | Alternative form of hire; ear; The auricle; the... |
| 2 | Old English | ǣr | ere, before |
| 3 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 4 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 5 | German | witz | joke |
| 6 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 7 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |